Railway water-tank



T. J. PROSSER. RAILWAY WATERv TANK.

No. 528,110. .i Patented 001. 2a, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. PROSSER, OF ST. LOUISpMISSOURI.

RAILWAY WATER-TAN K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,110, dated October 23, 1 894.

Application led March 12,1894. Serial No. 503,302. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. PROSSER, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Railway Water-Tanks, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to ing drawings, forming part tion.

Myinvention relates tothatclass of railway water tanks having a valve located within the tank with means for operating it, and in a pipe adj ustably secured in the tank for conveying the water to the tender.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a side elevation of the water tank, a portion of which is broken away to more fully illustrate my invention. Fig. II is a side elevation of my improved device, removed from the tank. Fig. III is a vertical section of the casing taken on line III-JV, Fig. II, the discharge pipe being shown in elevation. Fig. IV is a vertical section taken on line III--lV, Fig. II. Fig. V is a transverse section taken on line V-V, Fig. II. Fig. VI is a transverse section taken on line VI-VI, Fig. II.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a water tank having a perforation 2 formed in its bottom in which a cylindrical casing 3 fits. 4 represents a ange formed on the casing through which, and through the floor of the tank, are passed bolts 5 for securing the casing to the tank.

6 represents a lug formed on the lower end the accompanyof this specificaof the casing for attaching its lower end to a cross bar 7 of the frame work on which the tank. rests.

8 represents a cap threaded onto the upper end of the casing. v

11 represents a valve hinged at 12 to the cap. 13 represents a rod or chain the lower end of which is secured to the valve 11 and the upper end of which is secured to the inner end of a lever 14 to the outer end of which is secured a pull cord l5 that hangs therefrom.

16 represents a section of the discharge pipe, the upper end of which has afiange 17,

u lower end of the pipe section and bearing on the upper end of the casing 3, and on which it fits and works.

18 represents a recess formed in the upper end of the section 16 within which a suitable packing 19 is placed, for the purpose of preventing leakage.

`2O representsa liange formed on the section 16 and which fits within lugs 21 formed on the lower end of the casing 3. On the lower end of the section 16 is a flange orlugs 22 to which is secu red by bolts 23, a similar ange formed on the inner end of the discharge pipe 24.

u The discharge pipe is formed in two parts,

16 and 24, so that if it is desired to remove it from the tank for any purpose it may be readily accomplished by removing the bolts 23 and the cap 8 when 'the upper section may be drawn up and out of its casing.

When the discharge pipe is in its using position as shown in Fig. I it may be rotated by taking hold of 'the outer end of the pipe and p giving it a slight push or pull, the section 16 rotating in its bearings at A and B Fig. III.

My improved device is durable, inexpensive, prevents leakage and waste of water and may be readily attached to or removed from the tank.

l. In a railway water tank, the combination of a casing secured in the tank, a discharge pipe section locatedwithin the casing, and having a flange on lits upper end resting upon the upper end of said casing and above the bottom of the tank, and aflange at its lower end bearing against said casing, a cap threaded onto the upper end of the housing and covering the upper end of the pipe section, a f

valve hinged tothe cap, a packing located between the cap and the upper flange of the pipe section and a discharge pipe removably secured to the lower end of said section, substantially as set forth.

2. In a railway water tank, the combination of a casing secured to the tank and formed with lugs at its lower end, a revoluble discharge pipe section located within and removable therefrom and a flange on the adapted to bear against the lugs on the casing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

the casing r Ioo l 3. In arailway water tank-the combination pipe section, substantially as shown nel deof a casing secured to the tank, a revoluble scribed. discharge pipe section located within the casing and removable therefrom and a suitable THOMAS J PROSSER' 5 bearing between the said casing'and pipe sec- In presence oftions at their lowex` ends in order to allow the A. M. EBERSOLE, escape of all water between the casing and C. G. EDUARDS. 

